Mr David Kieser, Our people, University of Otago, Christchurch, University of Otago, New Zealand

Clinical Senior Lecturer

FRACS, FNZOA, MBChB, PhD, PGDipSurgAnat, MedDip

Mr David Kieser is a spine and orthopaedic surgeon in Christchurch with an enthusiasm for academic research and education.

Professional and research interests

David's professional interests are varied and cover the gamut of spine and orthopaedic surgery in addition to sports medicine, military medicine, ballistics and forensic sciences.

Professional affiliations

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
New Zealand Orthopaedic Association (NZOA)
New Zealand Spine Society (NZSS)
AO Spine
European Spine Study Group (ESSG)
Rugby Codes Research Group (RCRG)
Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ)
Look AHEAD advisory group

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Publications

Labus, K. M., Sutherland, C., Notaros, B. M., Ilic, M. M., Chaus, G., Kieser, D., & Puttlitz, C. M. (2019). Direct electromagnetic coupling for non-invasive measurements of stability in simulated fracture healing. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jor.24275

Kieser, D. C., Cawley, D. T., Fujishiro, T., Tavolaro, C., Mazas, S., Boissiere, L., … Gille, O. (2019). Anterior bone loss in cervical disc arthroplasty. Asian Spine Journal, 13(1), 13-21. doi: 10.31616/asj.2018.0008

Atkins, G. J., Alberdi, M. T., Beswick, A., Blaha, J. D., Bingham, J., Cashman, J., … Hooper, G., … Kieser, D., … Wyatt, M. (2019). General Assembly, prevention, surgical site preparation: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections. Journal of Arthroplasty, 34(2, Suppl.), S85-S92. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.057

Gaignard, E., Tzanis, D., Bouhadiba, T., Kieser, D. C., Robin, F., Bergeat, D., … Bonvalot, S. (2019). Simultaneous combined anterior and posterior approach for en bloc resection of sciatic notch sarcomas. BMC Surgery, 19, 84. doi: 10.1186/s12893-019-0488-6

Stewart, R. G., Hammer, N., & Kieser, D. C. (2019). External fixation of unstable pelvic fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ans.15027

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Kieser, D. C. (2017). The use of negative pressure therapy in the management of chronic resistant venous ulceration. In L. V. Berhardt (Ed.), Advances in medicine and biology (Vol.117). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Kieser, D. C., Eberhardt, T. L., Dickson, G., & Waddell, J. N. (2016). Applied forensic sciences. In J. A. Taylor & J. A. Kieser (Eds.), Forensic odontology: Principles and practice. (pp. 355-376). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118864418.ch11

Kieser, D., Carr, D., Jermy, M., Mabbott, A., & Kieser, J. (2016). Injury biomechanics. In M. D. Freeman & M. P. Zeegers (Eds.), Forensic epidemiology: Principles and practice. (pp. 201-230). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-404584-2.00008-2

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Journal - Research Article

Subramanian, T., Ahmad, A., Mardare, M., Kieser, D. C., Mayers, D., & Nnadi, C. (2018). A six-year observational study of 31 children with early-onset scoliosis treated using magnetically controlled growing rods with a minimum follow-up of two years. Bone & Joint Journal, 100-B(9), 1187-1200. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b9.Bjj-2018-0031.R2

Guey, J., Rodrigues, S., Pullen, A., Shaw, B., & Kieser, D. C. (2018). Effect of ageing on the calibration of ballistic gelatin. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 164(4). doi: 10.1136/jramc-2018-000924

Kempthorne, J., Kieser, D. C., & Walker, C. G. (2018). Optimal plate fixation of distal femoral fractures in the presence of a well fixed cemented hip arthroplasty femoral stem. HIP International. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1120700018760243

Wyatt, M. C., Kieser, D. C., Kemp, M. A., McHugh, G., Frampton, C. M. A., & Hooper, G. J. (2018). Does the femoral offset affect replacements? The results from a National Joint Registry. HIP International. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1120700018780318

Kieser, D. C., Ailabouni, R., Kieser, S. C. J., Wyatt, M. C., Armour, P. C., Coates, M. H., & Hooper, G. J. (2018). The use of an Ossis custom 3D-printed tri-flanged acetabular implant for major bone loss: Minimum 2-year follow-up: Short title: Ossis custom 3D-printed tri-flanged acetabular implant. HIP International. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1120700018760817

Storey, R. N., Singhal, R., Inglis, T., Kieser, D., & Schouten, R. (2018). Urgent closed reduction of the dislocated cervical spine in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88(1-2), 56-61. doi: 10.1111/ans.14231

King, D. A., Hume, P. A., Gissane, C., Kieser, D. C., & Clark, T. N. (2018). Head impact exposure from match participation in women's rugby league over one season of domestic competition. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 21(2), 139-146. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.10.026

Storey, R., Frampton, C., Kieser, D., & Hooper, G. (2018). Does orthopaedic training compromise the outcome in knee joint arthroplasty? Journal of Surgical Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.02.011

Stewart, R., Kieser, D. C., Scholze, M., Hammer, N., Stone, B., & Hooper, G. (2018). Preliminary biomechanical results of a novel pin configuration for external fixation of vertical shear pelvic fractures. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88(10), 1051-1055. doi: 10.1111/ans.14822

Becker, D., Lopez-Marambio, F. A., Hammer, N., & Kieser, D. (2018). How to avoid posterior interosseous nerve injury during single-incision distal biceps repair drilling. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/corr.0000000000000534

Kieser, D. C., Wyatt, M. C., Beswick, A., Kunutsor, S., & Hooper, G. J. (2018). Does the type of surgical drape (disposable versus non-disposable) affect the risk of subsequent surgical site infection? Journal of Orthopaedics, 15(2), 566-570. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.05.015

Kieser, D. C., Cawley, D. T., Fujishiro, T., Mazas, S., Boissière, L., Obeid, I., … Gille, O. (2018). Risk factors for anterior bone loss in cervical disc arthroplasty. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3171/2018.1.Spine171018

Mardare, M., Kieser, D. C., Ahmad, A., Subramanian, T., Haleem, S., Thakar, C., … Nnadi, C. (2018). Targeted distraction: Spinal growth in children with early-onset scoliosis treated with a tail-gating technique for magnetically controlled growing rods. Spine, 43(20), E1225-E1231. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002668

Kieser, D. C., Mazas, S., Cawley, D. T., Fujishiro, T., Tavolaro, C., Boissiere, L., … Gille, O. (2018). Bisphosphonate therapy for spinal aneurysmal bone cysts. European Spine Journal, 27(4), 851-858. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5470-y

Williams, E. M. P., Graham, E. S., Jermy, M. C., Kieser, D. C., & Taylor, M. C. (2018). The dynamics of blood drop release from swinging objects in the creation of cast-off bloodstain patterns. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13855

Kieser, D. C., Cawley, D. T., Roscop, C., Mazas, S., Coudert, P., Boissiere, L., … Gille, O. (2018). Spondylolisthesis adjacent to a cervical disc arthroplasty does not increase the risk of adjacent level degeneration. European Spine Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5574-4

Cawley, D. T., Larrieu, D., Fujishiro, T., Kieser, D., Boissiere, L., Acaroglu, E., … Obeid, I. (2018). NRS20: Combined back and leg pain score: A simple and effective assessment of adult spinal deformity. Spine, 43(17), 1184-1192. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002633

Kieser, D., Boissière, L., Ghailane, S., Larrieu, D., Bourghli, A., Yilgor, C., … on behalf fo the European Spine Study Group. (2018). Adult spinal deformity surgery: Understanding the true impact on specific activities of daily living. Lebanese Medical Journal, 66(4), 193-196. Retrieved from http://www.lebanesemedicaljournal.org/lmj/

Rodrigues, S. A., Guey, J., Plummer, T. C. H., Pullen, A., Shaw, B., & Kieser, D. C. (2018). Influence of rib impact on thoracic gunshot trauma. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2018-000984

Parker, J. D., Lim, K. S., Kieser, D. C., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Hooper, G. J. (2018). Is tranexamic acid toxic to articular cartilage when administered topically? What is the safe dose? Bone & Joint Journal, 100-B(3), 404-412. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B3.BJJ-2017-1135.R1

Vadei, L., Kieser, D. C., Frampton, C., & Hooper, G. (2017). Survivorship of total hip joint replacements following isolated liner exchange for wear. Journal of Arthroplasty, 32(11), 3484-3487. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.05.055

Halasi, T., Kieser, D., Frampton, C. M. A., & Hooper, G. J. (2017). Midterm analysis of the seleXys cup with ceramic inlay. Arthroplasty Today, 3, 171-175. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2016.10.003

Kieser, D. C., Coudert, P., Cawley, D. T., Gaignard, E., Fujishiro, T., Farah, K., … Gille, O. (2017). Identifying the superior and inferior gluteal arteries during a sacrectomy via a posterior approach. Journal of Spine Surgery, 3(4), 624-629. doi: 10.21037/jss.2017.12.06

Kieser, D. C., Cawley, D. T., Fujishiro, T., Roscop, C., Boissiere, L., Obeid, I., … Pointillart, V. (2017). Cerebral ischaemia following anterior upper thoracic spinal surgery utilizing a partial manubrial resection. European Spine Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5364-4

Swain, M. V., Kieser, D. C., Shah, S., & Kieser, J. A. (2014). Projectile penetration into ballistic gelatin. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 29, 385-392. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.09.024

Kieser, D. C., Kanade, S., Waddell, J. N., Kieser, J. A., Theis, J.-C., & Swain, M. V. (2014). The deer femur: A morphological and biomechanical animal model of the human femur. Bio-Medical Materials & Engineering, 24(4), 1693-1703. doi: 10.3233/bme-140981

Kieser, D. C., Harrington, M. G., Brooks, H., Mros, S., Kieser, S. C. J., Kieser, G. A., Theis, J.-C., & Kieser, J. A. (2014). Tracing the origin of bacterial contamination in close and medium range gunshot wounds in a sheep limb model. Balkan Military Medical Review, 17(4), 111-114. doi: 10.5455/bmmr.172847

Kieser, D., Poole, T. C. A., Jennings, M., Parker, K., Kieser, S. C. J., Kieser, J. A., & Theis, J.-C. (2014). The validity of CMFDA and Ethd-1 in the determination of osteocyte viability in the diaphysis of long bones in a sheep model. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology, 4(6), 201. doi: 10.4172/2161-0681.1000201

Kieser, D. C., Riddell, R., Kieser, J. A., Theis, J.-C., & Swain, M. V. (2014). Bone micro-fracture observations from direct impact of slow velocity projectiles. Journal of Archives in Military Medicine, 2(1), e15614. doi: 10.5812/jamm.15614

Kieser, D. C., Carr, D. J., Leclair, S. C. J., Horsfall, I., Theis, J.-C., Swain, M. V., & Kieser, J. A. (2013). Remote ballistic fractures in a gelatine model: Aetiology and surgical implications. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research, 8, 15. doi: 10.1186/1749-799x-8-15

Kieser, D. C., Carr, D. J., Leclair, S. C. J., Horsfall, I., Theis, J. C., Swain, M. V., & Kieser, J. A. (2013). Gunshot induced indirect femoral fracture: Mechanism of injury and fracture morphology. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 159, 294-299. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2013-000075

Kieser, D. C., Carr, D. J., Girvan, L., Leclair, S. C. J., Horsfall, I., Theis, J. C., Swain, M. V., & Kieser, J. A. (2013). Identifying the source of bullet wipe: A randomised blind trial. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 127(5), 951-955. doi: 10.1007/s00414-013-0874-z

Kieser, D. C., Carr, D. J., Leclair, S. C. J., Horsfall, I., Theis, J.-C., Swain, M. V., & Kieser, J. A. (2013). Clothing increases the risk of indirect ballistic fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research, 8, 42. doi: 10.1186/1749-799X-8-42

Kieser, D. C., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Dreyer, S. (2011). Displaced tibial intercondylar eminence fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 19(3), 292-296.

Kieser, D. C., Roake, J. A., Hammond, C., & Lewis, D. R. (2011). Negative pressure wound therapy as an adjunct to compression for healing chronic venous ulcers. Journal of Wound Care, 20(1), 35-37.

Kieser, J. A., Tahere, J., Agnew, C., Kieser, D. C., Duncan, W., Swain, M. V., & Reeves, M. T. (2011). Morphoscopic analysis of experimentally produced bony wounds from low-velocity ballistic impact. Forensic Science, Medicine, & Pathology, 7(4), 322-332. doi: 10.1007/s12024-011-9240-y

Anderson, G. M., Kieser, D. C., Steyn, F. J., & Grattan, D. R. (2008). Hypothalamic prolactin receptor messenger ribonucleic acid levels, prolactin signaling, and hyperprolactinemic inhibition of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion are dependent on estradiol. Endocrinology, 149(4), 1562-1570. doi: 10.1210/en.2007-0867

Kieser, J., Kieser, D., & Hauman, T. (2005). The course and distribution of the inferior alveolar nerve in the edentulous mandible. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 16(1), 6-9. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200501000-00003

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Journal - Research Other

Kieser, D. C., Cox, P. J., & Kieser, S. C. J. (2018). Hirayama disease. European Spine Journal, 27(6), 1201-1206. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5545-9

Kieser, D. C., Cawley, D. T., Tavolaro, C., Cloche, T., Roscop, C., Boissiere, L., … Gille, O. (2018). Delayed post-operative tension pneumocephalus and pneumorrhachis. European Spine Journal, 27(1), 231-235. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5268-3

Thakar, C., Kieser, D. C., Mardare, M., Haleem, S., Fairbank, J., & Nnadi, C. (2018). Systematic review of the complications associated with magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early onset scoliosis. European Spine Journal, 27(9), 2062-2071. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5590-4

Trowbridge, S., Vidakovic, H., Hammer, N., & Kieser, D. C. (2017). A case of anomalous flexor carpi radialis brevis muscle and its clinical significance. International Journal of Anatomical Variations, 10(4), 91-93. [Case Study].

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